The Kuopio Academy of Design Foundation started its operations in December 2014. The purpose of the foundation is to support and promote the professional activities, hobbies, knowledge, appreciation and development of culture, especially design, art and crafts.
The Chairman of the Board is Risto Pitkänen Bank Manager, Professional Member of the Board, and the Vice Chairman is Merja Heiskanen, Museum Director. The members of the board are Mikko Pessi, CEO, Marita Porrassalmi, Master Craftsman, Essi Sundman, CEO. Deputy members of the board are Jenni Linnove, Ceramic Entrepreneur, KIrstiina Lybeck, Finance Professional and Paula Qvick, Design Director.
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The Kuopio Academy of Design Foundation proxy
Eija Tanninen-Komulainen
+358 44 731 8000
saatio@muotoiluakatemia.fi
The Kuopio Academy of Design Foundation has awarded a total of €50,000 in grants to four companies in the fields of design and arts and crafts. This year’s recipients are Pasi Ainasoja, Natural Indigo Finland Ltd, from Nivala (€25,000); Sofia Ilmonen, Sofia Ilmonen Ltd, from Helsinki (€10,000); Paula Kasurinen, Hattu ja Turbaani Ltd, from Helsinki (€10,000); and Karoliina Luokkala, Luppaset Ltd, from Kuopio (€5,000).
A total of 64 grant applications were submitted by the deadline. Based on these, the working group and the board of the Kuopio Academy of Design Foundation selected four design sector actors as the 2024 grant recipients.
The grant recipients were announced on Thursday, December 12, 2024, at a grant celebration held in the Kristillisali of the Kuopio Academy of Design.
The event also featured presentations by the 2023 grant recipients — designer Jenni Pääkkönen from Piirre Ltd in Kuopio, Laura Knuutti from Keloa Eyewear Ltd in Sodankylä, and Anna Vasko from Aurinkokehrä Design Ltd in Helsinki — who showcased the development projects they have advanced over the past year with the support of the Foundation’s grant. Satu Nisu from Satu Nisu Ltd from Kuopio sent a video greeting.
This year’s grant projects highlighted themes of sustainability and new innovations.
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